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Household of William Hobbs (born 1849, Wiltshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

William Hobbs and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Hobbs, born in 1849 in Wingfield, Wiltshire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Martha Hobbs, born in 1852 in Trevethin, Monmouthshire, Wales. They had 2 children; Alfred (born 1877 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Elizabeth (born 1879 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Thomas Powell, born in 1864 in Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales.


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William Hobbs's household

Male

William

Hobbs

Head
Female

Martha

Hobbs

Wife
Male

Alfred

Hobbs

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Hobbs

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Powell

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Hobbs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Wingfield, Wiltshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Hobbs

Head

Married

32

1849

Wingfield, Wiltshire, England

Martha

Hobbs

Wife

Married

29

1852

Trevethin, Monmouthshire, Wales

Alfred

Hobbs

Son

Single

4

1877

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

Elizabeth

Hobbs

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

Thomas

Powell

Boarder

Single

17

1864

Merthyr, Glamorganshire, Wales

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